I’ve always loved that song by Rascal Flatts…”God Blessed the Broken Road”. It describes how I felt once I finally found my Chad. Finally? I met him when I was 20 years old. What do I mean ‘Finally’? Well, I’ll tell you, it was quite the broken road: We’re all given difficulties to overcome in… Continue reading God Blessed the Broken Road
I can’t speak for an outsider looking in on depression. I very much am in the trenches, fighting with depression. But if you are on the outside, desperate to help your struggling loved one, here are some ways that you can help them: Don’t shame them. Your loved one is already being hard on on… Continue reading 7 Ways to Help a Depressed Loved-One
Sorry it’s been awhile. Honestly it’s not you, it’s me. I get so into things like blogging one moment, and then completely want nothing to do with it the next. Trust me, it’s me, not you. I’ve taken some time off from blogging to…wait for it….sleep. I know, I know, how could I have slept… Continue reading A Bipolar Diagnosis in my Life
It’s September. The days are getting shorter. That’s means it’s time for waking up, grabbing a cup of coffee, and sitting under my Sun Box light before the sun comes up. And that’s exactly what I’m doing right now. Some of my readers may know that I’ve lived and fought with clinical depression for over… Continue reading Light Therapy for Seasonal Depression
Unless you have depression, you really can’t imagine how it feels. You have no idea what to do to help a loved one, or even what to look for as far as cries for help. And that should change. The more people aware of what depression really is, and how to help others when they… Continue reading What Depression Really Feels Like
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